Improvement in samples for shoe-dealers



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ABRAHAM N. BRENEMAN, OF LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA.

Laim Patent No. 96,080, dated october 26, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAMPLES FOR SHOE-DEALERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ABRAHAM N. BRENEMAN, of the city of Lancaster', inthe county of Lancaster, and State ot- Pennylvania, have invented a newdevice or' sample, to represent a fac-simile of any kind or style of.Shoe or Bootee on a ilat surface, made out of the material to beemployed; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exactdescription of the inode adopted for making `the same, reference beinghad Yto the accompanying drawings, vmaking a part of this specification,in which- Figure 1 represents one style on vthe outer surface.

Figure 2, the same on the inner surface..

The nature of my invention consists in the manner of representingtheform, material, and ornamentation of mens, ladies, and childrensshoes, bootees, 85o., on a. flat surface, made of scraps, or of thematerials de-VA signed to be used for the purpose of exhibition inshowxvindows, or for samples of the style and make to be presented tothe trade, occupying much less room, and at a saving of material, aswell as weight; easy of being packed and conveyed from place to place.

lo enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, it isonly necessary to imitate the sainple presented so them, or to cut andfashion the different parts, and combine them in the manner shown, bypasting or sewing the fiat surfaces together, when cut to shape,scolloped, notched, 85e., as designed, with the buttons and ornamentalstitching, so as to represent the shape and style, and present afac-simile of a finished article of one side only. The reverse side mayshow any peculiar mode of lining, or mode of fastening the buttons, asshown iu the drawings.

Fig. 2 is the reverse side offg. 1, showing simplya waxend drawn throughthe eyes of the buttons.

Thus any number of samples can be gotten up, and placed upon cards, orotherwise exhibited, representing every -variety of style, material, andmake, with prices annexed, as samples to purchase by or inanufacturefrom. l

This mode of making samples is believed to be new, and one highlydesirable and useful to the trade'.

It is not the shape of the pattern that I claim, it is a sample orfac-simile of the finished article, represent ing it in its form, shape,ornaments, and trimmings, on a flat surface, as aforesaid, or onefinished side of all its parts shown,n sole, heel, toe-pieces, Sto.,complete. y

What I claim as my invention, and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent, is

The exact similitude or sample of the out, trimmings, and ornamentationof .shoes,`gaiters,` bootees, 85o., on a flat surface, made in themanner and for the purpose specified.

' A. N. BRENEMAN. Witnesses:

P. G. EBERMAN, J Aeon S'IAUFFER.

